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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, I912. 1,135,529 Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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WATCHMANS TIME REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, I912- Patented Apr.13, 1915;

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CHARLES H. JENKINS, OF BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO NEWMAN CLOCK00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., CORPORATION OF YORK.

WATCHMANS TIME-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Application filed January 13, 1912. Serial N 0. 671,188.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. JENKINS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Belleville, county of Essex,and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Watchmens Time-Registers, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The invention, which forms the subject matter of this application,relates to a time register suitably placed in a building to indicatethetime of arrival and departure of the employee or employees.

More specifically the device consists of a time register having a recordsheet in the form of a disk of paper, graduated circum ferentially byradial divisions corresponding to predetermined time intervals. In thisparticular case the dial may be divided into fourteen partscorresponding to the number of nights and days of each week; This isespecially desirable in a seven day clock. Each part is subdivided intosmaller divisions representing the hours of the day, and the hours maybe further divided into smaller divisions corresponding to a certainnumber of minutes. TlllS dial is o eratively connected to the arbor ofsuita le clock mechanism in such manner that the two will rotate inunison, the dial thus making a complete rotation in one week. Recordingdevices are provided, arranged in fixed position relative to the rotatinrecord dial and constructed to be actuated y suitable mechanismlocatedadjacent thereto. Therecording devices include a marking device,or devices, for example a die or a punch, adapted to make a die-mark ora perforation in the record dial at each operation of suitable mechanismconnected thereto. The mark or perforation will then indicate the exacttime at which the employee, if used for that spe cific purpose, operatedthe markingmechanism.

My invention relatesgmore particularly to the mechanism for punching therecord dial both to indicate thetime of arrival and de-' parture ofemployees and to indicate the time that the clock was opened to gainaccess to the clock mechanism or the'record dial,

thus preventing fraudulent marking of the same. I

In the drawings wherein, I show an em-.

bodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a plan gether.

parts broken away to show the recordfldial and the means for markingthesame. Fig. 2 is a central section of the register in closed positiontaken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig.'2. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section online 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings wherein like characters refer to the sameparts in all the views, 1 designates the body of a time register havingthe closure 2 hinged thereto at 3. The closure 2 is normally locked tothe bod portion and this locking mechanism inclu es means to mark therecord dial each time it is opened, for instance, to wind up the clockmechanism, and enables the employer or other person to ascertainimmediately whether or not the same has been opened by unauthorizedpersons. This looking mechanism consists in a rock-shaft 4' journaled atone end in the downwardly projecting flange of the cover and at itsother end in the angle plate 5. Upon the rockshaft, adjacent the innerend thereof, is fixedly secured a cam 6, while at the other end issecured a locking member 7 operating in a slot 8 of the cover 2 andengaging with a corresponding member 9 on the metal strip 10 the latterbeing rigidly secured to the body portion of the clock and the bodyitself being mortised to receive the locking member 7. The lockingmember 7 is provided with a rectangular perforation through which theend of the shaft having a corresponding shape, is adapted to pass. Hencethere is no necessity for securing the two rigidly to- The end of theshaft is so constructed that its movement to the right, in Fig. 1, islimited by the locking member 7, and its movement in the oppositedirection is limited by engagement of the hub of the cam 6 with theangle piece 5. When the shaft 4 is rocked by means of the key or othersuitable tool 11 to unlock the clock to gain access thereto, the cam 6depresses the recording member 12, located immediately below it, and theneedle 13 produces indelible record upon the dial 14 which will indicatethe exact time thereon when the cover was unlocked.

At 15 is shown a U-shaped member between the arms of which the outeredge of the record dial is adapted to pass. Slits are provided in thesearms to allow the needle of the recording means to pass therethreadedsplit sleeve 19 adapted to receive.

an internally screw threaded member 20 which firmly clamps therecord-dial to the record plate, and also causes a positive bindingaction between the split sleeve and the clock arbor to insure rotationof the recorddial plate in unison with the said arbor. This mechanism Ido not claim as a part of this invention. .7

The major portion of the dial 14 is supported upon a member 21.perforated to receive a key therethrough to wind up the clock mechanismand also perforated to provide for the upwardly protruding portion ofthe arbor. The dial supporting plate 17 is set into the member 21 sothat the upper edge of the supporting plate is flush with the upper edgeof the member 21, (see Fig. 2).

At 22 I show an auxiliary closure, hinged to the clock casing,.similarto the member 21, which is provided with slots 23 therein in case therecord-dial is to be used auto graphically. In such a case each user isprovided with a key for opening the cover, in event that the mechanismdescribed above is used for recording purposes. The cover portion may beomitted however and the recording mechanism described below used toindicate the time of arrival and departure. The time of arrival anddeparture will be indicated by the recording mechanism and the name ofthe particular individual who operated the recording mechanism will bewritten on the dial at point which corresponds to the time whentheinscription was made. 7

The time register, in use, will be secured to a vertical wall with thesecuring lug 24,

24 uppermost and the lugs 25, 25 lowermost.

It is obvious that it will operate equally aswell when reversed, but thearrangement suggested is perhapsthe more convenient. Projecting from oneside thereof is an arm 26 having a perforation 27 in which a card orother pull is secured. The arm is pivoted at 28 to a vertical flange 29(see Fig.

, 5) and is provided on opposite sides of and in alinement with itspivotal point,-with horizontal studs 30. These studs engage normallywith one of the arms 31 of a substantially right-angular member pivotedat 32, and the other arm 33 of which carries a recording means 34. Thepivot'32 is supported by ears projecting from plate 10 and is providedwith a spring 35 (see Fig. 1) which tendsto retract the recording meansfrom the record-dial and to maintain the arm 31 in constant engagementwith the studs 30. The recording means 34, like the reeording'ineans 13,passes through the slits in the U-shaped member 15 which likewise servesto shed the dial therefrom. From the preceding it will beapparent thateither an upward or a downward vertical pull on the arm 26 will transmita horizontal movement to the arm 33 and hence make a record upon therecord plate. It is obvious from a perusal of Fig. 1 that although therecord is not made on oneof the smaller subdivi-' sions at the outeredge, it will, in such event, be made in radial alinement therewith.

The particular arrangement of the mechanism just described is preferred.In hav-' A spiral spring 35 is-mounted on the shaft i 4 one end of whichis directly secured to said shaft andv the other end of which engageswiththe cover or closure 2. This spring tends normally to maintain the.cam G and associated parts in the position shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the device is very compactand possesses many capabilities. As ordinarily operated the closure islocked to the body portion and only those authorized to unlock the sameare punched, but in locking the device after' placing a new dial thereinthe latter is also punched, thus indicating the time when the old dialwas removed andthe time when the new dial was placed therein. Theseindica tions on these two dials should tally. However when the closureis unloeked merely for windingpurposes. only one indication will berecorded in the record dial, unless perhaps the closure is kept open fora time suflicient to allow the dial to move an' appreciable amount fromthe position it assumed at the time of unlocking the closure. In thiscase the time when the closure was again locked will be indicated, andfrom these indications it can be readily calculated just how longtheclosure was kept open. Of course the auxiliary closure 22 uponremoving and replacing the record-dials, and in winding the clockmechanism, will be turned upon its hinges in order to gainv access tothose parts. As before stated when it is desired to use the autographicarrangement each individual may be provided with a key for unlocking thecover and making the in-. scription thereon. But suppose it is desired.to usethe simpler method of pulling lever 26 to make the indication; inthis case the main closure is omitted entirely. In this case theauxiliary closure is locked in closed position by means, for example, akey operated lock as showndncthe lower right hand corner of Fig. 1. Thisis necessary as otherwise the auxiliar closure could be raised, fugitivemarks made and the record thereby rendered nugatory.

It is obvious that the device is not limited to the specific usesmentioned herein, but on the contrary is especially adapted for generalapplication. The specific form of dial mentioned herein is only one of alarge'variety that can be used, and it is very likely that each ownerwill want a dial suitable for his particular purpose. The punching meansfor indication is also a suggestion rather than a limitation as otherrecording indicia may be resorted to. In other words it is quite obviousthat the mechanism described herein and shown in the accompanyingdrawings is simply an expression of the preferred embodiment of theinvention.

It is obvious that the principles of the invention are capable ofvarious embodiments and it is to be understood that I do not limitmyself to the construction shown as other constructions may be resortedto without in any way deviating from the true spirit and scope of myinvention. a

What I claim is 1. A time register comprising, in combina tion, a clockcasing, a closure therefor, a record dial and recording means in saidcasing, a rock shaft secured in the inside of said closure and extendinglongitudinally thereof, a cam secured upon the rock shaft and adapted toengage with the said recording means to cause the latter to make animpression upon the dial when the rock shaft is actuated in theoperation of unlocking the closure and means on the rock shaft adaptedto engage with the closure to secure the closure and cover in lockedposition.

2. A time register comprising, in combination, a clock casing, a closuresecured to the said casing, a recording dial, recording means in saidcasing, a rock shaft secured in the inside of said closure and extendinglongitudinally thereof, a cam secured upon the said rock shaft near theinner end thereof and adapted to actuate said recording means when therock shaft 'is rotated during the operation of unlocking the saidclosure, and means on the rock shaft near its outer end to engage withmeans upon the closure whereby to lock the said closure and cover.

3. A time register comprising, in combination, a clock casing, a closuresecured to the said casing, a record dial, recording means in saidcasing, a rock shaft secured to the inside of said closure and extendinglongitudinally thereof, a cam secured upon the said rock shaft near theinner end thereof andadapted to actuate said recording means when therock shaft is rotated during the operation of locking the said closure,and means on the rock shaft near its outer end to engage with -meansupon the closure whereby tolock the said closure and cover.

4. A time register comprising, in combination, a clock casing, a closuretherefor, a

record dial and recording means in said casing, a rockshaft secured insaid closure and extending longitudinally thereof,'a cam se- ,7 cured tosaid rock shaft and adapted toen gage with the said recording means tocause the same to make an impression upon the dial when the rock shaftis actuated to lock or unlock the casing, a spring upon said rock shaftadapted to hold the camout of contact with the recording means when thecasing is in locked or unlocked positions and means on the rock shaftadapted to engage with means upon the closure whereby to lock the saidclosure and cover.

5. A time register comprising, in combination, a clock casing, a closuretherefor, a record dial in said casing, a member pivotally secured tothe said casing comprising oppositely extending arms, one of whichex- 7tends inwardly over the dial andthe other record dial in said casing, amember pivotally secured to the said casing comprising oppositelyextending arms, one of which extends inwardly over the dial and theother downwardly, a spring cooperating with the said armed memberadapted to hold the re-. cording means normally out. of contact with thedial, a member pivotally mounted in the casing and extending outwardlythrough the same against which the downwardly extending arm abuts andupwardly extending lugs In testimony whereof I aflix my signature uponthe said pivotal member adapted to 1n the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

engage with the said downwardly extending CHARLES H. JENKINS. arm whenthe pivotal arm is actuated where- Witnesses: 5 by the recording meansis actuated to make WM. BOHLEBER,

. an'impression upon the dial. M. LAMSON DYEB.

